The Alexander Technique is a unique self-help approach that helps people do the things they do with more ease and freedom - from sitting in front of a computer or texting to playing the guitar or dancing salsa. With regular practice, it can enable the learner to identify and prevent harmful postural habits that may cause or exacerbate tension, pain and under-performance.

'T'ain't what you do, it'​s the way that you do it - that's what gets results! James 'Trummy' Young & Sy Oliver

Unlike therapies or exercises, the Alexander Technique teaches people to gradually improve the way they look after themselves in all their waking hours - both in stillness and activity. The teacher uses gentle, hands-on guidance to help the student find a more harmonious relationship of the head, neck, torso and limbs, reducing strain and promoting lightness and freedom of movement. The pupil learns the skill of remaining poised as they go about their day, and regaining poise after episodes of stress or injury. They become increasingly self-reliant, able to use new strategies to do things with greater ease and often, greater enjoyment. As healthy postural support and an overall sense of focus and calm becomes more established, people are more able let go of tensions and unproductive effort they may previously have been unaware of.

Our habitual ways of moving and holding ourselves have an effect on the way we feel and how well we function. Although the Alexander Technique is not a therapy per se, pupils may notice improvements in their general health and well-being. Many rediscover a sense of calm, lightness, relaxation and alertness they have not experienced for many years.

Developed by the Australian Frederick Mathias Alexander over a hundred years ago, the Alexander Technique has helped thousands of people to get more out of life by improving the way they approach the things they do.

Loretta Manson​ is a member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT) offering lessons at the Bloomsbury Alexander Centre, a well-established centre of expertise in the Alexander Technique in central London. The centre is conveniently located in Southampton Row, near Holborn and Russell Square tube stations and a short stroll from the British Museum. Loretta also teaches at the Alexander Technique Studio in Wandsworth Common.​To book a lesson with Loretta or to make further enquiries with no obligation, phone 07949 190 595 or email loretta@greaterpoise.com